Belial
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Belial

wicked, worthless

Smith's Bible Dictionary
Belial

The meaning of this word as found in the Scriptures is worthlessness , and hence reckless, lawlessness. The expression son or man of Belial must be understood as meaning simply a worthless, lawless fellow. The term as used in (2 Corinthians 6:15) is generally understood as an appellative of Satan, as the personification of all that was bad.

ATS Bible Dictionary
Belial

Worthlessness, always so used in a moral sense. A man or son of Belial is a wicked, worthless man; one resolved to endure no subjection; a rebel; a disobedient, uncontrollable fellow, Jud 19:22 1 Samuel 2:12. In later writings, Belial is put for the power or lord of evil, Satan, 2 1 Corinthians 6:15.

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Worthlessness, frequently used in the Old Testament as a proper name. It is first used in Deuteronomy 13:13. In the New Testament it is found only in 2 Corinthians 6:15, where it is used as a name of Satan, the personification of all that is evil. It is translated "wicked" in Deuteronomy 15:9; Psalm 41:8 (R.V. marg.); 101:3; Proverbs 6:12, etc. The expression "son" or "man of Belial" means simply a worthless, lawless person (Judges 19:22; 20:13; 1 Samuel 1:16; 2:12).
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
(n.) An evil spirit; a wicked and unprincipled person; the personification of evil.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
BELIAL

be'-li-al, bel'-yal (beliya`al; Beliar): This name, occurring very frequently in the Old Testament, has the sense of "worthlessness" (compare 2 Samuel 23:6 margin); accordingly in such phrases as "sons of Belial" (Judges 20:13 1 Samuel 10:27, etc.), "men of Belial" (1 Samuel 30:22 1 Kings 21:13, etc.), which the English Revised Version usually retains, the American Standard Revised Version more correctly renders, "base fellows" (so "daughter of Belial" 1 Samuel 1:16, "wicked woman"). There is here no suggestion a proper name. Afterward, however, "Belial" became a proper name for Satan, or for Antichrist (thus frequently in the Jewish Apocalyptic writings, e.g. in XII the Priestly Code (P), Book Jubilees, Ascension of Isaiah, Sibyllene Oracles). In this sense Paul used the word in 2 Corinthians 6:15, "What concord hath Christ with Belial?" (Beliar). Bousset thinks that Paul's "man of sin" in 2 Thessalonians 2:3, where some authorities read "man of lawlessness," is a translation of this term. The sense at least is similar.

See ANTICHRIST; MAN OF SIN.

James Orr

Greek
955. Beliar -- "lord of the forest," Beliar, a name of Satan
... of Satan. Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable Transliteration: Beliar Phonetic
Spelling: (bel-ee'-al) Short Definition: Beliar Definition: Belial, a demon ...
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Strong's Hebrew
1100. beliyyaal -- worthlessness
... 1), wicked (3), worthless (18), worthless one (1). Belial, evil, naughty,
ungodly men, wicked. From bliy and ya'al; without profit ...
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Library

Royal Murderers
... 10. And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against
him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/royal murderers.htm

In what Sense we are to Leave the World
... And what concord hath Christ with Belial? ... As Christ can have no concord with Belial;
so a believer in him can have no concord with an unbeliever. ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 81 in what sense.htm

The Same Subject Continued.
... what communion, moreover, between light and darkness? what consonance between Christ
and Belial? or what part for a believer with an unbeliever? ...
/.../tertullian/on modesty/chapter xv the same subject continued.htm

Gottlieb Shober.
... a holy divine body, without limitation of space, as is compelled to enter into all
substances and beings, whether they will or not, so that a Belial, when he ...
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Thereafter He Expounds the Appellation of "Son," and of "Product ...
... And, moreover, in the opposite sense, too, the same persons are called "sons of
Eli," and "sons of Belial [601] ," the appellation of "sons" being easily ...
/.../gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/section 6 thereafter he expounds.htm

Letter ccxlv. To Possidius
... the apostle says generally, "I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils,"
[3014] and again, "What concord hath Christ with Belial?" [3015] unless ...
/.../augustine/the confessions and letters of st/letter ccxlv to possidius.htm

Whether the Prophets of the Demons ever Foretell the Truth?
... from the Holy Ghost." Now the prophets of the demons do not speak from the Holy
Ghost, because "there is no concord between Christ and Belial [*'What concord ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether the prophets of the.htm

Introduction
... Micah makes mention of him in the fifth chapter of his prophecy (see v.6). Nahum
refers to him under the name of "Belial" (Heb.) and tells of his destruction (1 ...
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The General Service to a Hiero-Confessor or Monk-Confessor.
... Creator of all, the only one that hast adorned humanity with thy bringing forth,
O most pure one, deliver me from the meshes of the flattering Belial, set me ...
/.../anonymous/the general menaion/chapter xxv the general service.htm

A Homily on Guria and Shamuna, Composed by Mar Jacob.
... Those old men [3348] of the daughter of the Hebrews were sons of Belial,
[3349]. ... Lo! the sons of Belial who slew Naboth are witnesses; ...
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Thesaurus
Belial (23 Occurrences)
... The expression "son" or "man of Belial" means simply a worthless, lawless person
(Judges 19:22; 20:13; 1 Samuel 1:16; 2:12). Noah Webster's Dictionary. ...BELIAL. ...
/b/belial.htm - 16k

Blaspheme (16 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 21:10 And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness
against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. ...
/b/blaspheme.htm - 11k

Fellow (166 Occurrences)
... British and American) has "fellows" for "persons" (Judges 9:4), for "men" (Judges
11:3); "base fellows" for "men the children of Belial" (Deuteronomy 13:13 ...
/f/fellow.htm - 42k

Antichrist (4 Occurrences)
... In the historical books of the Old Testament we find "Belial" used as if a personal
opponent of Yahweh; thus the scandalously wicked are called in the King ...
/a/antichrist.htm - 26k

Witnessed (21 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 21:13 And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him:
and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the ...
/w/witnessed.htm - 12k

Fool (95 Occurrences)
... and nebhalah, "folly"; nabhal, however, denotes a wicked person, an evil character,
"shamelessly immoral," equivalent to "a son of Belial" (Cheyne), rather ...
/f/fool.htm - 47k

Folly (68 Occurrences)
... and nebhalah, "folly"; nabhal, however, denotes a wicked person, an evil character,
"shamelessly immoral," equivalent to "a son of Belial" (Cheyne), rather ...
/f/folly.htm - 39k

Torrents (17 Occurrences)
... the fall." (WEY). 2 Samuel 22:5 For the waves of death encompassed me, Torrents
of Belial made me afraid. (DBY NAS RSV NIV). 1 Kings ...
/t/torrents.htm - 10k

Encompassed (34 Occurrences)
... shall kill him. (WBS). 2 Samuel 22:5 For the waves of death encompassed me,
Torrents of Belial made me afraid. (DBY NAS RSV). 2 Samuel ...
/e/encompassed.htm - 15k

Be'lial (1 Occurrence)
Be'lial. Belial, Be'lial. Beliar . Multi-Version Concordance Be'lial (1 Occurrence).
2 Corinthians 6:15 What agreement has Christ with Belial? ...
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Bible Concordance
Belial (23 Occurrences)

2 Corinthians 6:15 What agreement has Christ with Belial? Or what portion has a believer with an unbeliever?
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Deuteronomy 13:13 Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known;
(KJV DBY WBS)

Judges 19:22 Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.
(KJV WBS)

Judges 20:13 Now therefore deliver us the men, the children of Belial, which are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel. But the children of Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of their brethren the children of Israel.
(KJV WBS)

1 Samuel 1:16 Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.
(KJV DBY WBS)

1 Samuel 2:12 Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.
(KJV DBY WBS)

1 Samuel 10:27 But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought no presents. But he held his peace.
(KJV DBY WBS)

1 Samuel 25:17 Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him.
(KJV DBY WBS)

1 Samuel 25:25 Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal: for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thine handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send.
(KJV DBY WBS)

1 Samuel 30:22 Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them ought of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart.
(KJV DBY WBS)

2 Samuel 16:7 And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
(KJV DBY WBS)

2 Samuel 22:5 For the waves of death encompassed me, Torrents of Belial made me afraid.
(DBY JPS)

2 Samuel 23:6 But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:
(KJV DBY WBS)

1 Kings 21:10 And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.
(KJV DBY WBS)

1 Kings 21:13 And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.
(KJV DBY WBS)

2 Chronicles 13:7 And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them.
(KJV DBY WBS)

Job 34:18 Shall one say to a king, Belial? to nobles, Wicked?
(DBY)

Psalms 18:4 The bands of death encompassed me, and torrents of Belial made me afraid.
(DBY JPS)

Psalms 41:8 A thing of Belial cleaveth fast unto him; and now that he is laid down, he will rise up no more.
(DBY YLT)

Psalms 101:3 I will set no thing of Belial before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.
(DBY)

Proverbs 6:12 A man of Belial, a wicked person, is he that goeth about with a perverse mouth;
(DBY)

Proverbs 16:27 A man of Belial diggeth up evil, and on his lips there is as a scorching fire.
(DBY)

Proverbs 19:28 A witness of Belial scorneth judgment, and the mouth of the wicked swalloweth down iniquity.
(DBY)

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Belial

Belial: Lawlessness

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